Yakoob on 5/3/2012 at 05:33
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http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/2/2840932/exclusive-valve-steam-box-gaming-console)
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Recently there's been chatter that Valve — the company behind the massively popular gaming service Steam — has been considering getting into the hardware business. Specifically, there have been rumors that the company has been toying with the idea of creating a proper set-top console which could potentially pose a threat to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Valve co-founder Gabe Newell even recently told Penny Arcade: "Well, if we have to sell hardware we will."
So far it just seems like a lot of speculations with little to back it up, but knowing Valve it wouldn't surprise me. The article mentions Alienware and abilitity to load stuff like Origin on it, so I'm curious if it will effectively be just a heavily tweaked PC rather than a "proper console." Eitherway, it would be interesting to see how Valve's design philosophies affect the console market...
Dresden on 5/3/2012 at 06:23
I'm calling this the Gabecube.
If Valve did this, it would probably be the best thing to happen for the console market though I'm pretty skeptical that it could run ANY PC game flawlessly.
henke on 5/3/2012 at 08:23
If they managed to make something that can play all the games in your Steam library but has the simplicity and ease-of-use of a console then it could defenitely compete with MS and Sony's consoles. I wouldn't mind being able to buy a game once and then afterwards decide if I want to play it on my desktop computer or from the comfort of my sofa.
june gloom on 5/3/2012 at 09:34
wtf is vavle
N'Al on 5/3/2012 at 09:45
International House of Vavles.
Thirith on 5/3/2012 at 09:49
It's an Eastern European knock-off of Valve, headed by Gabriel Njewlov. The guys who came up with "Now you're thinking with Gulags!"
Kuuso on 5/3/2012 at 11:29
Calling it now, Half-life 3(D) will be exclusive to this console creating a an enourmous waves of suicides across the nerdosphere.
faetal on 5/3/2012 at 11:36
This gives me mixed feelings. I feel like Steam has been the single best thing to happen to PC gaming in the last 10 years. I used to download game torrents a lot, but since Steam started releasing most games, I've not torrented at all. Made me realising I didn't object to buying games, I just really prefer downloading them rather than having a physical product. I've spoken to several friends who say the same. I think Steam has injected a lot of money into PC gaming and hope that any push into hardware territory won't co-opt that in any way.
Koki on 5/3/2012 at 12:15
Quote Posted by faetal
This gives me mixed feelings. I feel like Steam has been the single best thing to happen to PC gaming in the last 10 years. I used to download game torrents a lot, but since Steam started releasing most games, I've not torrented at all.
So you moved from not being a part of PC market to actively ruining it. Thank you in the name of baby J.C. Denton
WHOM YOU MURDERED
faetal on 5/3/2012 at 12:21
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http://funnytshirts.savatoons.com/images/potkettle.gifI usually ended up buying the games I liked, because I did feel bad that I wasn't supporting the devs, but I was surprised by the realisation when Steam started having a broad selection of games that I no longer felt any impulse (no pun intended) to torrent games. In fact, I regularly buy games just because I enjoy the retail therapy effect. I suspect I own games I may not get round to playing. So it might be more accurate to say that, while I can't excuse my breaking of the law, games piracy switched me on to digital distribution methods. Now I wish the film industry would catch up.
